Red Wing

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My Red Wings are disappointing everyday work shoes because the soles are inferrior. For light duty to occasional duty they are fine.
I'm sure the older construction was better. I'm done with cheaply made Red Wing products. Full review

They are a solid, well made boot that is comfortable out of the box. 12-inch high version: I have had these boots one year and have put them to the test, hunting, four-season hiking, snowshoeing, doing heavy yard work, crossed streams, etc. They passed easily. And they'd make a good work boot, but they do not have a steel toe. Also, whenever I'm in the woods I carry a pack so between that weight and my own these are well made boots. They were comfortable out of the box and only got better. They… Full review

Great boots, tough soles and very comfortable, especially given the price! I've had my Irish Setters since about 2008, and have put them through hundreds of miles of abuse. From Idaho backcountry 13-mile days, Utah 10 milers and countless miles of East Coast mud, streams, and sticks these boots haven't let me down yet. Mine are mid-calf with a mix of leather and mesh lowers, which does hurt the waterproofing. While they are GoreTex lined, I have admittedly not cared for them properly with regards… Full review

Bought mine in 1978. Still wearing them today. Had to have the Vibram soles reattached in 1990.
They are as good as new, very comfortable, still do not leak and I wore them quail hunting last week. Full review

There have been more than one Irish Setter boots sold by Red Wing. The pair I owned were purchased in the 1970s, and were built like high topped US Army military boots, but were made with oil tanned leather, Norwegian welts and Vibram soles. They were originally intended as hunting boots. I wore them as caving boots in muddy, wet caves in the eastern US. They survived four years of monthly abuse and kept going until I finally blew them out. So far as I know Red Wing still sells these boots. The… Full review